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Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian (right), commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, poses with Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, after they receive the 2017 Department of Defense Family Readiness Award, at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, Arlington, Virginia, March 23, 2018. Established in 2000, the DoD Reserve Family Readiness Award recognizes the top unit in each of the seven Reserve components, which are a vital link in the support networks for Reserve component families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson) - Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian (right), commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, poses with Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, after they receive the 2017 Department of Defense Family Readiness Award, at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, Arlington, Virginia, March 23, 2018. Established in 2000, the DoD Reserve Family Readiness Award recognizes the top unit in each of the seven Reserve components, which are a vital link in the support networks for Reserve component families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)

Marines with CLB-451 receive 2017 Reserve Family Readiness Award

The Family Readiness Program serves a vital role in ensuring Marines and families across the Reserve are prepared to answer the Nation’s call. The program provides resource information and training in addition to support services to enhance a Marine's personal and family readiness so that he or she can remain fully focused on the mission.

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Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, stands with the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial team in front of the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial wall display at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2016. The Centennial team did the leg work to design, research and coordinate the installation of the display in the Pentagon in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Marine Corps Reserve, which was celebrated Aug. 29, 2016. For more information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones) - Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, stands with the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial team in front of the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial wall display at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2016. The Centennial team did the leg work to design, research and coordinate the installation of the display in the Pentagon in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Marine Corps Reserve, which was celebrated Aug. 29, 2016. For more information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Marine Corps Reserve Centennial exhibit unveiled at Pentagon

Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official unveiling of the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial wall display at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2016.

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Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness. - Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness.

4th Combat Engineer battalion wins Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award for second year in a row

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Since June 2009, Bea Ramos has traveled across the country as the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion Family Readiness Officer to build a network of health, employment and financial resources for the Marines and Sailors of 4th CEB and their families. Her efforts, along with the efforts of the dozens of family readiness officers within the battalion, have resulted in 4th CEB winning the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award for the Marine Corps Reserve. The battalion, along with winners from the National Guard and Reserve components of each branch, was recognized at a ceremony at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.

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Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, Shanon C. Neal, MARFORRES family readiness officer, Sarah Lauten, 4th Marine Division family readiness officer, Col. Christopher Starling, commanding officer of 23rd Marine Regiment, and Lt. Col. Kevin H. Hutchison, inspector-instructor for 2/23, accept the 2012 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award presented by retired Navy Vice Adm. Norb R.Ryan Jr., the president of Military Officers Association of America, at the Pentagon, March 1. - Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, Shanon C. Neal, MARFORRES family readiness officer, Sarah Lauten, 4th Marine Division family readiness officer, Col. Christopher Starling, commanding officer of 23rd Marine Regiment, and Lt. Col. Kevin H. Hutchison, inspector-instructor for 2/23, accept the 2012 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award presented by retired Navy Vice Adm. Norb R.Ryan Jr., the president of Military Officers Association of America, at the Pentagon, March 1.

2/23 receives 2012 Reserve Family Readiness Award

The 2012 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award was presented to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, at a ceremony at the Pentagon, March 1. Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, Col. Christopher Starling, commanding officer of 23rd Marine Regiment, and Lt. Col.

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